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Mike--thank you so much for the offer, way more than I expected. I will likely be coming down this thursday and be staying through Sunday. I am not entirely sure if sailing will work out, but I will send you a private message with my cell number. I have no idea how to thank you. And...

I may get a chance to spend a few days in Destin, FLA in early August. I'm wondering if there are any rental places that have lasers? Or maybe some other kind of dinghy? I prefer monohuls but a cat will do as well. I hate how they sometimes modify the boats in a tourist-friendly way (boom-less...

Try using a pulley system. Tie a line around the mast where you attach the boom. Take the long end of the line parallel to the mast up close to the tip, do a little loop-knot around the mast and throw the rest of the line over a tree branch or something. Raise the mast and lower it into the...

http://www.dothetest.co.uk/ I failed it!

No, it's just a good way to carry it. I guess in case you need to jump in and steer it for whatever reason you can access it easily. Clean hull, no blades in the water.

Maybe go for a second-hand in good condition. I wouldn't try anything less than that.

Sails tend to stretch out and deform over time with heavy use. At 20+ years you are definitely looking at a major power loss, except perhaps on downwind. When I sailed opti a friend of mine had an old sail that "balooned"-stretched and he would fly downwind. . .

I've heard about quality issues in the SLI boats, mostly in regards to delamination. Is there any truth to it? Thanks!